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Resolution to authorize the destruction of Regional Forensic Science Center (RFSC) Cremation Permits 2003-2009 (DISP 2015-234).
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Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution and direct the Regional Forensic Science Center Director and the Records Manager to destroy the records.
Background: This records disposal follows the same model as disposals previously approved by the Commission, and applies the Records Management Policy approved in 1998. Kansas law (K.S.A. 45-404(c)) requires that destruction of County records be authorized by the Board of County Commissioners. Approval of this routine disposal keeps DIO in compliance with State law.
Records proposed for destruction total 18 boxes and are comprised solely of cremation permits for the period 2003-2009. A detail inventory is available and will be maintained permanently by Records Management as part of the documentation for the destruction case in PDF and MS-Excel formats. All boxes are currently palletized in the Courthouse Records Center.
Analysis: County Records Management Policy is to destroy at the earliest opportunity records identified (1) as eligible under State law, and (2) that lack continuing value adequate to offset costs to retain and make accessible. Custodian for the records proposed for destruction, RFSC Director Dr. Timothy Rohrig, has determined they have no continuing administrative value for operation of RFSC. Chief Financial Officer Chris Chronis has determined that they have no continuing fiscal value for County operations. The Records Manager has confirmed they are eligible for disposal by destruction, consistent with State retention schedules, and finds that they lack identifiable research value adequate to offset costs. WSU Curator Special Collections/University Archivist Dr. Lorraine Madway, who serves as an independent reviewer for archival value, agrees they lack substantive research value, and concurs in the recommendation to destroy. The County Counselor has confirm...
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